Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 8/6/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"><li> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey9NE3jz0DM0nUC9FShG93JoEXBgDCpc6IqTXGqJ5Gf1qo_u-Ljy3sT08yKt8FX2SLgUwrtCpnLYlWyIlQUEAwJcK6efeCeFloxKT4M1Xti-WypqoUZivYRY-IFMDJGj8ZeXtbK0YEzSL/s1600/iStock_000005105196Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey9NE3jz0DM0nUC9FShG93JoEXBgDCpc6IqTXGqJ5Gf1qo_u-Ljy3sT08yKt8FX2SLgUwrtCpnLYlWyIlQUEAwJcK6efeCeFloxKT4M1Xti-WypqoUZivYRY-IFMDJGj8ZeXtbK0YEzSL/s320/iStock_000005105196Small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/ResourceCalendar.aspx?nbday=26&nbmth=8&nbyr=2012&evcode=120">19 Lesson plans, ideas and downloads for Women's Equality Day August 29, 2012</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Never assume. Many in the US forget that women's equality is a fairly recent occurence and that many women overseas are still treated as property. My heart was broken as a new friend described observing a young girl being stoned by her family because her bathing suit top accidenally fell off. (This was in the Middle East.) Many don't realize or consider such things as happening in the world. I love and appreciate the men in my life but also that my father always told me that I could do anything in this world and to never say "I can't do this because I'm a girl." Please talk about this topic in August, it is important.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/august">august</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/TaxonomySearchResults.aspx?area=resources&keywords=mars">Lessons about Mars</a></div><div class="diigo-description">With the Mars landing, I've been perusing lessons about Mars - these are aligned with common core standards and at all grade levels.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mars">mars</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.strath.ac.uk/press/newsreleases/headline_643421_en.html">News Releases - University of Strathclyde</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Bilingual students are linked to more creativity in some tasks. Interesting research.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/research">research</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/interactives/edlcuriosity/index-2.html">How do I land on Mars?</a></div><div class="diigo-description">For those of you following the Mars landing, this cool website has a simulation that will intrigue some of you science teachers.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/scichat">scichat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mars">mars</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://thankstextbooks.tumblr.com/">Thanks, Textbooks.</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A Tumblr website dedicated to exposing preposterous inclusions in textbooks. Many criticize blogs for errors, but they are right there in the beloved sacred textbook. I'm following this tumblr.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/textbooks">textbooks</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.patrickmlarkin.com/2012/08/looking-back-at-year-one-of-11-with_4.html">Learning In Burlington: Looking Back At Year One of 1:1 (With iPads) Part Three</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This school has been reflecting upon their 1:1 ipad program. I applaud their transparency and encourage you to reflect if you're doing it, and read if you're considering it.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://hastac.org/blogs/cathy-davidson/2012/08/04/why-have-students-been-left-out-mooc-discussion">Why Have Students Been Left Out of the MOOC Discussion? | HASTAC</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This fascinating question on the HASTAC site asks if students are being included in the discussion about MOOCs. Good question, but I wonder if the enrollment says something. There are many of us in remote places that will either learn online or not at all - so I'm not sure if it is a matter of preference. I predict, however, that there will be a K12 MOOC in the next 12 months. It is ripe for someone to do it. Who will do it? Who will do it well?</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mooc">mooc</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5931828/how-gizmodo-got-hacked-and-how-you-should-defend-yourself">How @Gizmodo Got Hacked and How You Should Defend Yourself</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Tips on how to prepare yourself for a hacker attack such as hit Gizmodo. I strongly wonder how any of these tips could have prevented the problem since the weak link was Apple tech support with the hacker talking Apple into getting them into the iCloud account. It is so nice to hook everything into your iOS except when that iOS is compromised.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/hacking">hacking</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/security">security</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/aug/04/50-best-apps-chidren-smartphones-tablets">The 50 best apps for children | Technology | The Observer</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This is an interesting, creative list of apps including apple and Android apps and the price. I thought there were some interesting ideas here. I still feel the "cute" factor is part of evaluation as no serious evaluation mechanism has emerged for reviwing apps.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/appchat">appchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://innovativeedu.visibli.com/share/G7cGEG">A Friendly Guide to Deploying iPads at Your School</a></div><div class="diigo-description">As more schools deploy ipads, please look at best practices. Having ipads in your school isn't going to make kids smarter -- if I rubbed Einsteiin's head, I wouldn't be smarter either. It is about the interaction and what you're doing with it that makes the difference.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/04/give-with-target-education-program-_n_1742978.html">Target Makes Education Fundraising A Click Away</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A great way to get some money for your school. "Using a personal Facebook account, students can vote once per week for the K-12 school of their choice--schools will receive one $25 Target gift card for every 25 votes, with a maximum payout of $10,000 per school. Kids can literally become digital cheerleaders for their schools." See the linked article for more.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/fundraising">fundraising</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/google-in-the-enterprise/quick-tip-sort-gmail-with-an-advanced-keyword-search/745">Quick Tip: Sort Gmail with an advanced keyword search | TechRepublic</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Some additional gmail power-tips for sorting.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/gmail">gmail</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.gtricks.com/gmail-tricks/sort-gmail-subject-label-sender/#/vanilla/discussion/embed/?vanilla_discussion_id=0">Sort Gmail by Subject, Size, Labels and Sender</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Gmail loses some flexibility with sorting, however, there are powerful search features you can use to be able to search gmailin some powerful ways.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/gmail">gmail</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.smithsonianconference.org/shout/badges/">Smithsonian Quests | Shout Online Conference Series</a></div><div class="diigo-description">You can earn badges by completing science challenges through Shout Learning. It is an exciting way to learn and motivate students.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://scistarter.com/index.html">Welcome to SciStarter</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A great website for finding citizen science activities - this used to be science for citizens but now it is scistarter and it is for anyone. Great site to share.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/TaxonomySearchResults.aspx?area=resources&keywords=class+rules">400+ ideas for class rules and management</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Class rules should be simple but effective. Here are some ideas.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/classrules">classrules</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="https://www.sans.org/tip_of_the_day.php">SANS: Security Awareness Tip</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This website has daily security tips and is an excellent way to help keep people informed and updated about online safety issues. I'd sign up my whole staff for this one but will at least email it and point it out.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/security">security</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/safety">safety</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/privacy">privacy</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://theedublogger.com/2012/07/26/the-state-of-educational-blogging-in-2012/">The State of Educational Blogging in 2012 | The Edublogger</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A fascinating report from Sue Waters at the edublogger. Although the sample size doesn't give a complete picture, it shows me that blogging and technology are rapidly becoming fully integrated into schools.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/blogging">blogging</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/07/26/increased-dopamine-can-reduce-impulsivity/42260.html">Increased Dopamine Can Reduce Impulsivity | Psych Central News</a></div><div class="diigo-description">I find the reads over at Psych Central news fascinating.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/07/26/anxiety-more-common-in-the-western-world-depression-in-east/42253.html">Anxiety More Common in the Western World, Depression in East | Psych Central News</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Anxiety is more common in western countries and depression more common in countries where conflict is occurring. Problems are part of life around the world.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/depression">depression</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/anxiety">anxiety</a></div></li></ul><div class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href="http://www.diigo.com/">Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher">here</a>.</div>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 8/6/2012

19 Lesson plans, ideas and downloads for Women's Equality Day August 29, 2012 Never assume. Many in the US forget that women's e...

Read more »